title: Cerebral abscess with multiple rims of MRI.
abstract: We present a patient with multiple brain abscesses caused by Nocardia asteroides. On T2-weighted MRI, multiple concentric rims were seen in the abscess, which could be a finding specific for infection. The rims may be due to organization of the necrotic debris and phagocytoses by macrophages in the capsule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pyhtinen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pääkkö
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jartti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009616:Nocardia asteroides